All About Color #BB3A42

#BB3A42

About #BB3A42

#BB3A42 is a medium red color with the hex code #BB3A42. In RGB it is red 187, green 58, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 356°, saturation 53%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 0%, 69%, 65%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 5.53:1 on white and 3.80:1 on black.

#BB3A42 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 3A, 42
CMYK0.00%, 68.98%, 64.71%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 58, 66
HSL356°, 53%, 48%
RGB Octal273, 72, 102
HSV (HSB)356.28°, 68.98%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 111010, 1000010
CIE-L*AB44.21, 52.01, 25.08
RGB Percent73.33%, 22.75%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH44.21, 57.74, 25.75
XYZ22.99, 13.98, 6.64
CIE-L*UV44.21, 95.47, 17.11
xyY0.53, 0.32, 13.98
Hunter-Lab37.40, 44.30, 15.65
RYB73.33%, 22.75%, 25.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB3A42 on a dark background: contrast 3.80:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BB3A42 on a light background: contrast 5.53:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB3A42, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB3A42 · #D67A80 · #752429 · #3ABBB3 · #7AD6D0

Analogous palette

#B33ABB · #BB3A83 · #BB3A42 · #BB723A · #BBB33A

Triadic palette

#BB3A42 · #42BB3A · #3A42BB · #D67A80 · #80D67A

Tetradic palette

#BB3A42 · #83BB3A · #3ABBB3 · #723ABB · #752429

Monochromatic palette

#461619 · #81282D · #BB3A42 · #D36F75 · #E5A9AD

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